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SERVICES
Friday Evening 6:30pm
Shabbat Morning 9:30am
Parashat Kedoshim
6 Iyyar 5776 / May 14, 2016
Triennial Cycle III: Lev. 19:23-20:27
Ḥumash Etz Ḥayim, page 698
Haftarah: Amos 9:7-15, page 705
- (19:23-25) The laws of orlah, prohibiting the use of a tree’s produce until its fourth year of bearing fruit.
- (19:26-37) Warnings regarding other commandments, including the prohibition of eating blood, the prohibition of pagan and occult practices, the commandments to respect the aged, just treatment of the stranger, and honest weights and measures.
- (20:1-7) Repetition of the prohibition of idol worship and occult practices.
- (20:8-21) Miscellaneous prohibitions.
- (20:22-27) A concluding passage for the laws of holiness and purity, whose purpose is to sanctify the Jewish people and make them distinctive among the nations.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Camp and Group Youth Merit Scholarship – Deadline to apply is May 20th
Alef Bet Judaica Closing July 2016
REMINDER: Please refrain from using cell phones, cameras and other electronic devices on Shabbat.
UPCOMING EVENTS & SERVICES
Saturday, May 14: Netivot Haneshamah: Praying with Your Body – 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, May 14: Tot Shabbat – 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 14: Jewish Book Discussion Group – 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 15: Sunday Seminar: Decline of the Ashkenaz: Crusades, Accusations, the Black Death, and Immigration – 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 15: Yom HaAtzmaut with Artist 4 Israel – 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 17: Yiddish Conversation Group – 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 19: Hazak Miniature Golf – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Friday, May 20: PJ Shabbat – 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 21: CBD Jewish Artists Group – 1:30 – 3:00
Sunday, May 22: Biking Group Meet Up and Ride – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 22: Guadalupe Creek Clean-up – 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 25: CBD General Board Meeting – 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 4: Teen Shabbat and Recognition Ceremony – 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 5: Threads of Tradition – 9:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.
Tuesday, June 7: Conversations in Jewish Learning: Scattered Among the Nations – 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Thursday, June 9: Ladies Who Lunch – 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 11: Shavuot at CBD: Swimming in the Sea of Torah – 9:45 p.m.
Monday, June 13: Lean in Circle – 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 3: CBD Celebrates Americana – 5:30 – 10:00 p.m. Take advantage of early bird pricing by June 3rd!
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Sunday, May 15: HaZamir Silicon Valley Performance and Open House – 2:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 22: Celebrate Ramah’s 60 Year Anniversary – 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 22: Growing Up Interfaith: First Person Stories, Current Findings, and Best Practices – 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 1: Heschel Roundtable – 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Monday, June 7: Mental Health Support Group
Wednesday, June 22: The Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley’s Annual Meeting – 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
August 26 – 28: Grief and Growing